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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AX82 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of Expiration Dates and Other Changes to Double-Crested Cormorant Depredation Orders 
Abstract: We revised the two depredation orders for double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus, DCCOs). We extended the expiration dates for the orders for 5 years to allow State and Tribal resource management agencies to continue to manage DCCO problems and gather data on the effects of DCCO control actions. We prepared a final environmental assessment to analyze the environmental impacts associated with this extension. We changed the annual reporting date for the depredation order to protect public resources, remove requirements for DCCO control activities around bald eagles and bald eagle nests for both orders, and require use of the National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines for both orders. We also added a requirement for the use of nontoxic rifle bullets for anyone using centerfire rifles to control DCCOs under the orders, beginning on January 1, 2017. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712, Migratory Bird Treaty Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  11/08/2011  76 FR 69225   
ANPRM Comment Period End  02/06/2012    
ANPRM Comment Period Extended  01/27/2012  77 FR 4274   
ANPRM Comment Period Extended End  04/06/2012 
NPRM  03/05/2014  79 FR 12458   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/04/2014 
Final Action  05/28/2014  79 FR 30474   
Final Action Effective  06/27/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ronald Kokel
Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3808
Phone:703 358-1714
Fax:703 358-2217
Email: ronald_kokel@fws.gov